Director

Jukka Virtanen

Acting

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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 1All crew credits: 8

TMDB ID: 150940

IMDb ID: nm0899458

Known for: Acting

Born: July 25, 1933

Died: September 1, 2019

Age: 86

Place of birth: Jämsänkoski, Finland

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1960 - 2017

Years active: 58

Average TMDB rating: 6.43

Wikidata: Q11867824

Also known as

Vallu Virtanen • Wallu Virtanen • Wallu Wirtanen

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Director (5)Writer (2)Lyricist (1)

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Biography

Jukka Jalmari Virtanen (25 July 1933 – 1 September 2019) was a Finnish entertainer and author. He worked as both a film and television director, actor and host. He was also an accomplished songwriter. Starting originally as a newspaper columnist, Virtanen began his television career in the 1950s and his film career in the 1960s. He won the Rose d'Or in 1965 for the entertainment program Lumilinna (The Cold Old Days). He starred in and directed many films written by Spede Pasanen, including Millipilleri, Pähkähullu Suomi and Noin 7 Veljestä, as well as playing bit parts in the Uuno Turhapuro franchise. He was also the long-standing host of the TV show Levyraati (1980–1997) as well as Runoraati. Additionally, he was a songwriter for a number of prolific Finnish musical artists such as Ilkka Lipsanen.

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